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One Country Pass Rance; Bruxelles to Bordeaux included? Reservation needed?

  • June 3, 2022
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Hello fellow travelers 👋

I'm looking for information regarding my trip from Bruxelles to Bordeaux. I'd be traveling with the One Country Pass for France. My question: is the Thalys train connection Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord included in the One Country Pass for France and do I only need to pay for the reservation or do I have to buy a separate ticket which is not the Interrail one? It is a direct connection so I don't know which rule applies. Your help would be appreciated 🙏 

Best answer by rvdborgt

So checking if this Route is directly driven by SNCF with a TGV could mean that I can use my One Country Pass for France even if I start in Bruxelles?

The TGVs (not Thalys) from Brussels to France can indeed be used when you only have a pass for France. Reservation is 20€ in 2nd and 30€ in 1st class. Be warned though that there are not many passholder seats available in these trains, especially around weekends.

And if I don't find this option then booking a train from Bruxelles to Lille and from there continue to use my One Country Pass for France ?

Yes, you can do that. You will then need an additional ticket from Brussels to the border.

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  • rvdborgt
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  • June 3, 2022

For Thalys, you need a pass or multiple passes valid for the whole route.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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  • mcadv
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  • June 3, 2022

There are-or maybe at least on seasonal dates, DIRECT TGV from SNCF doing this route-bypassing Paris=no need for the cumbersome metro via stations change. Otherwise these trains strat from Lille=just over border. NMBS charges much less for local tickets as for INTERN.

Supplmt to use Thls with pass is 30€=nearly as much as cheapest normal ticket

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Not sure I'm following correctly.

So checking if this Route is directly driven by SNCF with a TGV could mean that I can use my One Country Pass for France even if I start in Bruxelles?

And if I don't find this option then booking a train from Bruxelles to Lille and from there continue to use my One Country Pass for France ?

Thanks again for your help!

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  • rvdborgt
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  • June 3, 2022

So checking if this Route is directly driven by SNCF with a TGV could mean that I can use my One Country Pass for France even if I start in Bruxelles?

The TGVs (not Thalys) from Brussels to France can indeed be used when you only have a pass for France. Reservation is 20€ in 2nd and 30€ in 1st class. Be warned though that there are not many passholder seats available in these trains, especially around weekends.

And if I don't find this option then booking a train from Bruxelles to Lille and from there continue to use my One Country Pass for France ?

Yes, you can do that. You will then need an additional ticket from Brussels to the border.

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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Thanks a lot for the helpful information! Appreciated 

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  • Sven
  • Engin-ius
  • August 5, 2024

So checking if this Route is directly driven by SNCF with a TGV could mean that I can use my One Country Pass for France even if I start in Bruxelles?

The TGVs (not Thalys) from Brussels to France can indeed be used when you only have a pass for France. Reservation is 20€ in 2nd and 30€ in 1st class. Be warned though that there are not many passholder seats available in these trains, especially around weekends.

And if I don't find this option then booking a train from Bruxelles to Lille and from there continue to use my One Country Pass for France ?

Yes, you can do that. You will then need an additional ticket from Brussels to the border.

 

 

@rvdborgt 

Is this still applicable at the moment?
That would be fantastic news, because then you can use a one country pass france to travel between Brussels - Lyon,  travel there and back.

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  • rvdborgt
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  • August 5, 2024

Is this still applicable at the moment?
That would be fantastic news, because then you can use a one country pass france to travel between Brussels - Lyon,  travel there and back.

This is still the case:

https://public-pf.b-europe.com/nl/Producten/Details?id=b4414e63-7282-42b6-8b7f-db33ff06cd25

Book at the ticket office or by phone (SNCF or NMBS).

Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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Engin-ius
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  • Sven
  • Engin-ius
  • August 5, 2024

Is this still applicable at the moment?
That would be fantastic news, because then you can use a one country pass france to travel between Brussels - Lyon,  travel there and back.

This is still the case:

https://public-pf.b-europe.com/nl/Producten/Details?id=b4414e63-7282-42b6-8b7f-db33ff06cd25

Book at the ticket office or by phone (SNCF or NMBS).

 

 

That's really great news !!!

The only stumbling block is whether NMBS employees are aware of this, which I fear.

It's a pity that you cannot request information from NMBS in advance before you go to the station. Because my experience is that they then refer you to their payment number.

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